Rizwan, NCCIA tight-lipped after player appears for questioning

Lahore witnessed the appearance of Pakistan’s cricketer Mohammad Rizwan before the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Friday. The proceedings were centered around allegations of online betting, gambling, and leaking of team information during the Test series in England earlier in the year. The 34-year-old batsman was questioned for over three and a half hours by four officials from the agency, with neither Rizwan nor any of the NCCIA representatives providing any answers to media inquiries following the meeting.

Rizwan, whose notice was issued by the NCCIA under Criminal Procedure Code Section 160, declared himself deaf to the proceedings and mentioned feeling hungry before leaving the venue. This came despite the agency's earlier promise to return his confiscated mobile phone, which reportedly contained secret information. However, no confirmation was given about the phone's whereabouts, and it remains uncertain if Rizwan will be summoned again for further examination.

The source suggests that Rizwan was summoned primarily for the purpose of face recognition, a crucial step for the daily forensic analysis of his mobile device.